[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法華論疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818) › 2.151 # 法華論疏 2.151 法華論疏 2.151 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.151) 八相成道即八方便，故云種種。若依《佛性論》有十四種方便：一現本生事、二現生兜率天、三從天下受中陰、四入胎、五出胎、六學伎能、七童子遊戲、八出家、九苦行、十詣菩提樹下、十一破魔軍、十二成佛道、十三轉法輪、十四般涅槃。 > The eight phases of achieving awakening are precisely eight skillful means; hence it says "various". If according to the Foxing lun (Treatise on Buddha-nature), there are fourteen kinds of skillful means: 1. manifesting previous life events; 2. manifesting birth in Tuṣita Heaven; 3. descending from heaven and receiving intermediate existence; 4. entering the womb; 5. emerging from the womb; 6. learning arts and skills; 7. childhood games; 8. leaving home; 9. ascetic practices; 10. going to the Bodhi tree; 11. crushing the army of Māra; 12. realizing the Buddha path; 13. turning the Dharma wheel; 14. entering parinirvāṇa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.150) - [Next: 2.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.152) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818~en-mt.2.151) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1818.2.151) · Pramāṇa